Office Furniture - organizing and colour with custom finishes

Functional and stylish Canadian made office furniture.

What do you think of when you think of organizing? Is it all about function over form? Some might think so, but I suggest that the marriage of form and function is where the magic lies. I often say we are “human animals” and we can’t forget that we have instinctive responses to our environments. Our responses and therefore preferences vary widely but as much as possible need to be respected. We experience true joy in our sensual response to things.  Colours that energize us or make use feel calm and relaxed, textures that invite touch, forms that cause us to pause and simply admire them, lighting that sets a mood or adds sparkle to a room.

I am thrilled to share some examples of beauty and basics colliding, from two recent events -The Canadian Home Furnishings Market – a trade event, and The Interior Design Show – catering to trade and the public.  In the photo above, the cubby bookcase on the left side, from Huppe, is also a filing cabinet. I adore this double-duty piece that keeps files handy while offering a display space for visitors to enjoy.  The colour, somewhere between ochre and chartreuse, offers a grounded energy and plays well with the warm wood finish.

Here is an inspiring collection of fun and functional furniture.  Not all items are in stores yet, so keep an eye out for them. They are certainly a sign of good things to come.

The Canadian Home Furnishings Market

Groupings of small coffee tables from Trica. So new I didn’t see them on their website.

Modular and sculptural.

 

Console conversation piece…

Set stage for stunning and functional front entrance. Trica Furniture.

 

Would you believe this Dutailer crib…

Convertible crib

 

turns into this bed?

Single Bed. Crib side pieces become the mattress supports. Smart!

 

Pretty poufs from Merben International…

Comfy cushioned seating for kids of all ages.

 

Stackable, wipeable, light as a feather seating that hugs the body…

Outdoor seating that's good enough for indoors. Love this prototype!

 

Interior Design Show

More fun and functional seating for inside or out from Flux Furniture…

Flux seating folds flat. Available in a rainbow of colours, for kids and adults.

 

Eco and outdoor fashion friendly rain-water collection. NORB – or Non Offensive Rain Barrel is made by Herling Industrial Design Works.

Rain barrels can be beautiful!

 

Don’t forget the fifth wall!  Carpets are an ideal way to add art to condos with fewer walls. Carpets warm up an interior and soften sounds. Click on this link for the W Studio site and an image of the carpet without me in the way!

"Tokyo"

 

Inspired bedding for babes from Norway by So-ro…

Cradle for twins from S0-ro.

 

And finally from Nomo Creations, a father and son Canadian design and manufacture team comes this creative, made in Canada, coffee table.

Packs and ships flat making it perfect for moves.

 

And last, but most definitely not least was the collection on show from Resource Furniture, importers of space saving Italian furniture that is not only impressive in its unique design, but equally amazing in its ease of operation.  If I ever contemplate a condo, this will be my first stop.

Wall bed closed.

 

Wall bed open.